August 2026

For most of American history, the idea of asylum carried a certain moral clarity. It was not a loophole, a trick, or a bureaucratic maneuver. It was a statement of principle: that people fleeing persecution deserve a chance to be heard. Not guaranteed entry. Not guaranteed approval. But guaranteed the Read more

American election law has always lived in a tension between stability and accountability. Courts want to avoid disrupting elections at the last minute, but they also insist that unlawful rules must be subject to challenge. In theory, these principles can coexist. In practice, they increasingly collide — and sometimes in Read more

There is something profoundly strange about the way we consume politics in America. Donald Trump provides an endless supply of spectacle. Every day brings another controversy, another insult, another outrageous statement, another story about the people surrounding him. The latest fascination concerns the extraordinary access reportedly given to Natalie Harp, Read more